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Gentlemen: I too have inherited an old Drilling shotgun

Mine is a 16 gauge side by side with an 8.9mm x 72 rifle below. Attached are pics of the proof marks. I am interested in the manufacture location- Suhl? and approximate date if that is knowable. My limited research leads me to think 1910-1912. But I now wish to learn from the experts. Any help is much appreciated.

TGM,
Your drilling was made after 1911, when they started showing the bore( not groove or bullet) diameter in mm, but before the early to middle 1920s, when Suhl started marking the proof date. There is no way to know who made it with only the images provided. We may never know, many such guns were made "for the trade", and mot marked as to maker or seller. The nominal caliber of the rifle is 9.3x72R and the shotgun has 65mm(2 1/2-2 9/16") chambers, rather than the current standard 70mm ( 2/3/4"). Ammo is currently available for both the rifle and shotgun.
Mike

TGM,
Your drilling was made after 1911, when they started showing the bore( not groove or bullet) diameter in mm, but before the early to middle 1920s, when Suhl started marking the proof date. There is no way to know who made it with only the images provided. We may never know, many such guns were made "for the trade", and mot marked as to maker or seller. The nominal caliber of the rifle is 9.3x72R and the shotgun has 65mm(2 1/2-2 9/16") chambers, rather than the current standard 70mm ( 2/3/4"). Ammo is currently available for both the rifle and shotgun.
Mike

Thanks that is very helpful. I have attached a few more pictures for your review. There is engraving on the receiver, and an interesting ammunition holder on the top of the stock also under lever if that helps. Any additional thoughts or directions for more research resources are appreciated.

It is a Roux action dreiling & there many be a clue on the frame or standing breech but these were made to be used and never a thought was given to someone wanting to know the maker 100 years later. Marks exist for compensation & liability & there may exist elsewhere on the sporting weapon.

TGM,
Your drilling is a more or less standard design, for the time, and it looks very much like a Gebr. Rempt I had 50 years ago. I suggest you check very closely for the word "Remo", which was their trademark. If you find the trademark, it is a Gebr.Rempt, if you don't find it, it doesn't mean anything.
Mike

TGM,
Your drilling is a more or less standard design, for the time, and it looks very much like a Gebr. Rempt I had 50 years ago. I suggest you check very closely for the word "Remo", which was their trademark. If you find the trademark, it is a Gebr.Rempt, if you don't find it, it doesn't mean anything.
Mike

TGM,
Raimey identified the Schilling Forge mark, because it is a recognized mark. Many other minor marks were placed by different workers and served to show work performed, for both payment and responsibility purposes. There was no "log" for these marks and so many names were similar that there is no practical way to identify them now. I suspect the H S falls into that category.
Mike